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Definition of: muckrake
(muk′rāk′) v.i. ·raked, ·rak·ing
To search for or expose real or alleged corruption on the part of political officials, businessmen, etc. [Back formation <MUCKRAKER, used in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt, in allusion to the “man with the muckrake” in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress]
—muck′rak′er noun
—muck′rak′ing noun
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